Jesus, I Will Ponder Now Hymn #98 JESU KREUZ, LEIDEN UND PEIN A Collection of Lutheran Music ‘Christian Worship’ Edition Hymn #98 Jesus, I Will Ponder Now Text: Sigismund von Birken, 1626-81 JESU KREUZ, LEIDEN UND PEIN Tune: Melchior Vulpius, c. 1570-1615, alt. PowerPoint Production © 2009 Donald L. Vossler www.LutheranMusic.com

#98 - Jesus, I Will Ponder Now On your holy passion; With your Spirit me endow For such meditation. Grant that I in love and faith May the image cherish Of your suff'ring, pain, and death That I may not perish.

#98 - Jesus, I Will Ponder Now [2] Make me see your great distress, Anguish, and affliction, Bonds and stripes and wretchedness And your crucifixion; Make me see how scourge and rod, Spear and nails did wound you, How for them you died, O God, Who with thorns had crowned you.

#98 - Jesus, I Will Ponder Now [3] Yet, O Lord, not thus alone Make me see your passion, But its cause to me make known And its termination. Ah! I also and my sin Wrought your deep affliction; This indeed the cause has been Of your crucifixion.

#98 - Jesus, I Will Ponder Now [4] If my sins give me alarm And my conscience grieve me, Let your cross my fear disarm; Peace of conscience give me. Help me see forgiveness won By your holy passion. If for me he slays his Son, God must have compassion!

#98 - Jesus, I Will Ponder Now [5] Grant that I your passion view With repentant grieving. Let me not bring shame to you By unholy living. How could I refuse to shun Ev'ry sinful pleasure Since for me God's only Son Suffered without measure?

#98 - Jesus, I Will Ponder Now [6] Graciously my faith renew; Help me bear my crosses, Learning humbleness from you, Peace mid pain and loses. May I give you love for love! Hear me, O my Savior, That I may in heav'n above Sing your praise forever.

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